Barrel-head



0. M. FULWIDER AND A. E. BUR'RUSS.

BARREL HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, I920.

Patented May 10, 1921.

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ATTORNEY.

UNITED s'rATEs PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR M. FUIQWIDER ALBERT IBU'RBUSS, OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

BARREL-HEAD.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented May 10, 1921.

Application filed March 23, 1920. Serial No. 368,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that WQ,\OSCAR M. FULWIDER and ALBERT E. BURRUSS, citizens of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia,'

to exclude dust and air, until there is an cc-- casion to repeat the operation.

A further object is to prevent injury to the barrel orreceptacle and the consequent deterioration of the contents thereof.

Further objects and advantages will be more fully described herein and specifically pointed out in the annexed claim recourse being had 'to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification 1n which Figure 1 is a plan of the barrel and our improved head without the cross or holding bar.

Fig. 2 1s a plan of the complete barrel head with its holding bar and straps.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the upper part of a barrel showing our im roved barrel head taken on the line 3+4: in ig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross section of the head without the bar and its straps taken on the line 1-2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged section of the lap or rabbet joints of the head showing the. heading thereon and packing to prevent leakage. 1

Fig. 6is a side elevation of one of the holding straps for the cross bar, and its hinged or movable portion. F ig; 7 is a plan of one member ofthe central or movable portion of the head showing the hinge joint, and Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the hinge joint of the central or movable head member or members in detail.

in. the drawing like reference numerals 1 represents the top part of a stave barrel,

the edge or chine, and 2 is the annular groove around the same for the edge of the circular head to engage and be secured position, as in ordinary practice.

3 are the outer and 4: are the central or movable head members, the latter being slidably and liftably mounted on the, former.

Both the members described, have'the usual double angle or tapered 'edge 3 so that the entire circular head may fit in the annular groove 2 in the chine 2.

Two sides and one end of the central head members 4:, and one side of the outer members 3, are provided with lapped or rabbet joints 4* for the slidable mounting of the.

head members 3 211K141. I

In order to prevent leakage throughthe rabbeted joints we provide a head or beading 5, which fits into a corresponding groove in the opposite rabbeted member as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, As an additional precaution against leakage, we apply thin sheet packing 5*, (Fi '5) on the surface of the rabbet joints, as s own.

. One or both of the central members 4: may be hinged as at 6 in Fig. 8, 7 being the hinge wire on pin, 8 the stump or prop joint, taken withthe quarter round 9, forms a joint similar-to that used on drop leaf tables.

The hinge wire 7 extends outward from the edge of the central member or members so that the protruding ends of the wire may engage suitable orifices in the outer members 3, as at 7" in Fig. 7.

10 is a screw head on one of the central members so that they may be lifted by inserting any convenient bar or board under the head and'the same may be raised by prying.

11 and 12 are the left and right hand metal or wood straps, respectively, and are screwed on the outer head members so that the hereinafter named bar may pass through them and be locked by it. One of the straps, as at 12, is adapted to be hingedly connected so that one part 13 may swing aside from the other, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2 and in full lines in Fig. 6.

13* is the hinge pin or screw for the movable strap member and-14 is the diagonal joint between the'fixed and movable part of the strap 13.

The. entire head is held in place by the cross bar 15 placed at right angles to the head members 3 and 4: and having its two ends passing through and held by the straps 11 and 12.

1 displaced.

16 is a locking strip along apart ofthe length of the bar or may be formed from one piece, the two ends of which act as a lock t prevent the bar from-having a lateral move ent and thus causing it to become The movable part of the strap held securely in place, as in Fig. 2 by the full lines, by means of a suitable lock.

To open the closed barrel equippedwith our improved head, it is only necessary to throw aside the movable part 13 of the-strap 12, lift ofi the bar 15 and take out the entire 13 may be,

bination with a barrel, of a head therefor comprising fixed outer members and hinged central members, rabbeted and beaded packing fitted means between said members, a detachable bar at right angles to the members for holding the same in position, holding straps for said bar, one of the said straps adapted to be hingedly fitted to permit a part of the same to be swung aside to release the bar from the outer and central members.

OSCAR M. FULWIDER. ALBERT E. BURRUSS.

Witnesses:

WALTER B. Btmnuss, A. LOTT. 

